The Meaning of Jeremiah 48:7 Explained

Jeremiah 48:7

KJV: For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

YLT: For, because of thy trusting in thy works, And in thy treasures, even thou art captured, And gone out hath Chemosh in a removal, His priests and his heads together.

Darby: For because thou hast confided in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken, and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together.

ASV: For, because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For because thou hast trusted  in thy works  and in thy treasures,  thou shalt also be taken:  and Chemosh  shall go forth  into captivity  [with] his priests  and his princes  together. 

What does Jeremiah 48:7 Mean?

Study Notes

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Trust is the characteristic O.T. word for the N.T. "faith," "believe." It occurs 152 times in the O.T., and is the rendering of Heb. words signifying to take refuge (e.g. Ruth 2:12 "to lean on" (e.g.) Psalms 56:3 "to roll on" (e.g.) Psalms 22:8 "to stay upon" (e.g.) Job 35:14 .

Verse Meaning

The reason for Moab"s destruction was her self-confidence in her deeds and riches. Yet even she would undergo capture. Moab"s chief god, Chemosh, would go into captivity along with his priests and the princes of the nation. It was customary for conquerors to carry off images of the gods of the people they defeated (cf. Jeremiah 49:3; Isaiah 46:1-2; Amos 5:26).

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 48

1  The judgment of Moab
7  for their pride
11  for their security
14  for their carnal confidence
26  and for their contempt of God and his people
47  The restoration of Moab

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 48:7 mean?

For because you have trusted in your works and your treasures also You shall be taken and shall go forth Chemosh Chemosh into captivity His priests and his princes - together
כִּ֠י יַ֣עַן בִּטְחֵ֤ךְ בְּמַעֲשַׂ֙יִךְ֙ וּבְא֣וֹצְרוֹתַ֔יִךְ גַּם־ אַ֖תְּ תִּלָּכֵ֑דִי וְיָצָ֤א [כמיש] (כְמוֹשׁ֙) בַּגּוֹלָ֔ה כֹּהֲנָ֥יו וְשָׂרָ֖יו [יחד] (יַחְדָּֽיו)

יַ֣עַן  because 
Parse: Adverb
Root: יַעַן  
Sense: because, therefore, because that, on account of prep.
בִּטְחֵ֤ךְ  you  have  trusted 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person feminine singular
Root: בָּטוּחַ 
Sense: to trust.
בְּמַעֲשַׂ֙יִךְ֙  in  your  works 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: מַעֲשֶׂה  
Sense: deed, work.
וּבְא֣וֹצְרוֹתַ֔יִךְ  and  your  treasures 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.
גַּם־  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
תִּלָּכֵ֑דִי  shall  be  taken 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, second person feminine singular
Root: לָכַד  
Sense: to capture, take, seize.
וְיָצָ֤א  and  shall  go  forth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
[כמיש]  Chemosh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
(כְמוֹשׁ֙)  Chemosh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּמֹושׁ 
Sense: the national deity of the Moabites and a god of the Ammonites.
בַּגּוֹלָ֔ה  into  captivity 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: גֹּולָה  
Sense: exiles, exile, captivity.
כֹּהֲנָ֥יו  His  priests 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְשָׂרָ֖יו  and  his  princes 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
[יחד]  - 
Parse: Adverb
(יַחְדָּֽיו)  together 
Parse: Adverb
Root: יַחַד 
Sense: union, unitedness adv.